Clinical Lead Nurse

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Clinical Lead nurse to join our caring and progressive team in Faversham. You will share the CARE values of the trust and work within a close-knit group of people who bring the feeling of community to the team through their hard work and dedication to the people of the area.

Community Adult Nursing Teams in Kent have aligned with Primary Care Network footprints encouraging innovative change to ensure that patient care is holistic and needs-led.  Community is the heart of our trust and we are working with primary care colleagues locally to respond to the needs of our patients and we want you to be part of this change.

Faversham is made up of a diverse patient group with complex needs and by working in a community-based way we can ensure that services are targeted and patient-focused, and we are proactive in our input and response. Community is the heart of our trust and we are working with our primary care colleagues to respond to the needs of our patients - we want you to be part of this change.

Main duties of the job

As the clinical lead you will be leading the team of community nurses in Faversham to provide a nursing service to housebound patients within the locality.

You will assist the Operational Manager to ensure robust clinical and professional leadership is provided to the team, and that safe and effective practice is delivered by our staff members.  You will be supporting junior colleagues, students and apprentices with their clinical development, helping them to reach their potential and develop our workforce of the future.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Additional Working Pattern: 26 hrs over 3 or 4 days

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a community Trust many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. As such you will be asked to confirm you have a full UK driving licence where driving is a requirement of the role to be able to proceed with your application.  We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment, if you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number so we can support you further.

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

Find out more about the community difference here.

Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.